Tag Archive: layoffs

Layoffs are good for you and industry

Over at Wired, there is an article that suggests layoffs are good both for you and for the technology industry. It's a provocative title, to be sure. The argument is that workers in Silicon Valley have a culture of not doing work they don't like ...

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The 3 worst pundit methods to make your job layoff-resistant

There's a lot of job advice out there -- some of it is even contradictory within the same article. But some of the advice is just pathetic. Here are my nominations for the 3 worst pundit methods to make your job layoff-resistant. Arrive early and stay late The clock, after ...

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Despite recession, it might be time to move on

There are plenty of reasons to try and stay with your current employer. Like having a job, health insurance, stock options or restricted stock, bonuses coming, or something else that enables you to

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If you thought 2008 was bad for layoffs…

If you thought 2008 was bad for layoffs, welcome to 2009. With layoffs often announced with earnings -- and over 900 of the S&P companies announcing earnings this week -- you can expect a lot of layoff ...

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Merrill Lynch Management Sucks

You gotta hand it to the management team at Merrill Lynch: they know how to screw everyone else for their own good. Three days before the Bank of America merger, some months before the ...

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When you can’t trust your management team…

When you can't trust your management team, knowledge workers talk to each other. Because they can. When you can't trust your management ...

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You’ve been upgraded

You thought this post was about airline seats, right? Nope. Layoffs. The best euphemism for getting fired: "you've been upgraded." As the Workplace Prof Blog noted from a reader who ...

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